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"Athletes like Geoff Russell are among the success stories produced in
high school athletics today," NHSCA executive director Bob Ferraro said.
"He has worked extremely hard to develop his skills and has become one
of the best tennis players in the entire nation, and we are proud to be
honoring him." Russell won Class 5A state singles titles as a freshman,
junior, and senior. He was undefeated his final two years, and didn't
lose a single set as a junior. As a senior, he won 56 of 58 sets. He
accepted a scholarship to the College of William & Mary.

2001

Brandon GillPark Tudor School, Indianapolis, Indiana

"Athletes like Brandon Gill are among the success stories produced in
high school athletics today," NHSCA executive director Bob Ferraro said.
"He has worked extremely hard to develop his skills and has become one
of the best tennis players not only in the state of Indiana, but the
entire nation, and we are proud to be honoring him."
Since the adoption of the current state tournament format in 1980, Gill
is the first player, male or female, to win an individual state title
both in doubles and in singles during his career. Gill won the state
singles championship last fall, finishing the season with a 16-1 record.
He was part of the state championship doubles team as a sophomore in
1998.

2002

Ryan McBrideCorona del Sol High School, Tempe, Arizona

"Athletes like Ryan McBride are among the success stories produced in
high school athletics today," NHSCA executive director Bob Ferraro said.
"He has worked extremely hard to develop his skills and has become one
of the best tennis players not only in the state of Arizona, but the
entire nation, and we are proud to be honoring him."
The top-ranked player in the United States Tennis Association's
Southwest Section most of the year, McBride gave up his No. 1 ranking to
return to high school tennis this year after finishing third in the
state as a freshman and sophomore. McBride cruised to the Class 5A state
singles title this year, going 30-0 overall. He did not lose a set all
season, dropping just 10 games along the way. McBride became his
school's first boys singles champion in 20 years, and will attend
Arizona State University.

2003

Shane TyreeLake Howell High School, Winter Park, Florida

"Shane Tyree, who never even played tennis before he was 12 years old,
has shown that discipline and effort can make up for a late start," said
NHSCA executive director Bob Ferraro. "The NHSCA is proud to honor
Shane Tyree as the National High School Senior Boys Tennis Athlete of
the Year."
Tyree climbed the Florida tennis ladder of success year-by-year and
made his way to stand upon the podium as champion in his senior season.
Starting to play tennis at a rather late age for the sport, 12, Tyree
quickly caught on and earned a spot as the No. 3 player on the Lake
Howell High team as a freshman. A year later as a sophomore Tyree became
the school's No. 1 player and one year later found himself at the state
meet. Then as a senior, Tyree took the final step in a lesson in
learning, by claiming the Florida Class 3A singles title. He is yet
undecided on college choice, but Tyree does plan to play tennis
collegiately.

2004

Keithan GreggCut Bank High School, Cut Back, Montana

Gregg finished his prep career will four state titles to earn NHSCA
Senior Athlete of the Year honors. Gregg earned his four titles while
leading the Cut Bank Wolves to three team championships in Montana.
Gregg will continue his tennis career at Eastern Washington University.

2005

Jack MarshSeton Catholic High School, Chandler, Arizona

Ranked No. 9 in the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Southwest
Region rankings, Marsh was never defeated in a high school match during
his four-year career. His victory in the state finals earlier this month
made him just the third player in state history - and the first above
Class A-2A - to win four state titles. He led Seton Catholic High to a
sweep of the 3A boys individual titles, the first Arizona team to do so
in five seasons.

2006

Michael DierbergerNicolet High School, Glendale, Wisconsin

Later this month, Dierberger will complete one of the outstanding prep
careers in recent Wisconsin history as he attempts to win a third
consecutive Division 1 state individual championship. Dierberger also
finished third in the state his freshman year. Active on the junior
tennis circuit, Dierberger won the United States Tennis Association
(USTA) National Open Boys 18 singles event in St. Louis in November and
has advanced to the quarterfinals or better in six events on the USTA
National Open circuit in the past 15 months. He will attend the
University of Wisconsin.

2007

Matthew AllareKings High School, Kings Mills, Ohio

An imposing figure on the court at 6-foot-6, Allare is a three-time
Division 1 state champion, winning the state singles title this season
after taking state doubles crowns as a sophomore and junior. He also has
won a pair of United States Tennis Association (USTA) Under-18 doubles
crowns. Since the conclusion of the high school season, Allare went 4-1
in the USTA Midwest Winter Championships, then won the Columbus Indoor
Championships and the USTA National Open Under-18 event in Cincinnati,
and has moved up to No. 16 nationally among high school seniors
according to tennisrecruiting.net. He will attend Ohio State University.

2008

Casey WattPine Richland High School, Gibsonia, Pennsylvania

Watt is not an imposing figure on the court at 5-foot-11 and 162
pounds, but his record is. He has never lost a team match at No. 1
singles and he has just two career losses, both coming in the state
tournament. Watt recently won his third Western Pennsylvania
Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) Class AA singles title, and will
compete in the state tournament later this month. The University of
Notre Dame commitment advanced to the state semifinals as a freshman in
2005 and was upset in the first round of the state meet last year. In
between, he was the state doubles champion as a sophomore in 2006. Also
the No. 2 player on his school's golf team last fall, Watt, ranked No. 1
in the Mid-Atlantic Region and No. 8 nationally by
tennisrecruiting.net, posted a 59-12 record in junior competition last
year.

2009

Wyatt LippertLakota West High School, West Chester, Ohio

The 6-foot-2, 180-pound left-hander rallied from a 3-0 deficit in the
third set of the Division 1 state final by winning six straight games
and the championship as a junior. Ranked No. 37 nationally by
tennisrecruiting.net, Lippert heads into the state tournament as the No.
1 seed in his bid to repeat. Lippert was one of just two freshmen to
qualify for the state tournament, a season in which he posted a 21-10
record and the first of back-to-back third-place finishes. He finished
25-6 as a sophomore, losing in the state semifinals to 2007 NHSCA Senior
Athlete of the Year Matt Allare of Kings Mills Kings High, Lippert's
future college teammate at Ohio State University. As a junior, Lippert
finished 31-1 with a 29-match winning streak. Lippert owns a 51-22
junior record and was a finalist in the United States Tennis Association
under-18 Midwest Winter Championship and the Fall Midwest Indoor Closed
events last year.

2010

Raleigh SmithGulliver Preparatory School, Miami, Florida

The 5-foot-10, 160-pound Smith completed a run of four consecutive 2A
state singles championships, following up state titles at No. 5 singles
as a freshman, No. 3 as a sophomore and No. 2 as a junior with the state
crown at No. 1 singles this year. Smith also led Gulliver Prep to four
consecutive state team titles. He never lost a singles match in team
district, regional or state competitions, compiling a record of 38-0. He
also never dropped a set in state competition the past three years.
Ranked No. 24 nationally by tennisrecruiting.net, Smith owns a 25-13
junior tennis record. He won the United States Tennis Association’s
(USTA) Boys Under-16 National Clay Court Doubles Championship in 2008
and finished in the top 12 in singles in 2009, and was the Plaza Cup
doubles champion in 2009. Smith will attend Northwestern University,
where he will be reunited with a former high school teammate, 2009 Miami
Herald Player of the Year Chris Jackman.

2011

Chris Haworth
Putnam City North High School, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

The
6-foot, 150-pound Haworth finished his career with his third 6A state
championship at No. 1 singles, making him just the fourth boys player to
accomplish the feat in the state’s biggest class. He has lost just one
match over those three seasons. With his 6-4, 6-1 victory in the
championship match, Haworth dropped just six games in four state
tournament matches, and finished the season with a 34-0 record. He was
named West Metro Player of the Week by The Daily Oklahoman in April. Rated a five-star prospect and the No. 20 recruit nationally by tennisrecruiting.net,
Haworth owns a 47-15 overall record in Junior play. He spent the fall
semester this year at the John Newcombe Tennis Academy in New Braunfels,
Texas, and followed that up by winning the USTA Missouri Valley Segment
I Sweet 16 Tournament in February without losing a set. The Oklahoma
State University signee also advanced to the consolation finals of the
USTA Under-18 Winter Nationals, posting a record of 6-2.

2012

Brett ClarkBarron G. Coller High School, Naples, Florida

Few players are talented enough to claim multiple state championships in Florida, and fewer still are versatile enough to excelin both singles and doubles. Clark did both during his career.He was a double champion his sophomore, junior and senior seasons, helping lead Barron Collier to the 3A state team title all three years. After taking the state title at No. 2 singles as a sophomore, the 6-foot-2 right-hander took No. 1 singles titles as a junior and senior, becoming just the 16th player in state history to win two championships at the No. 1 spot. The 3APlayer of the Year, who also won a pair of team singles titles,was named the Florida Dairy Farmers Boys Player of the Year.His three straight state titles at No. 1 doubles made him become just the fifth player to accomplish that feat. He did not drop a set in either singles or doubles over those three seasons. Clark also competed at No. 1 doubles as a freshman, advancing to the state semifinals. Ranked the No. 6 recruit nationally by tennisrecruiting.net, Clark owns a 49-11 record in Junior competition.Last summer, the University of North Carolina recruit won the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Florida Under-18 Closed Sectional, was a finalist in the USTA Under-18 Clay Court Championships and advanced to the round of 64 in the U.S. Open Junior Championships.

2013

Miguel Alda Westwood High School, Round Rock, Texas

Miguel
Alda won the Texas Class 5A individual tennis championship this spring
after losing the first set in the finals. Alda, who will attend Columbia
Univesity, rallied to beat Frankie Colunga of A&M Consolidated 2-6,
6-4, 6-4. Miguel’s sister Rosalia was also a 5A state champ back in
2007. Alda was also named an All-American by the National High School
Tennis All-American Foundation, which salutes the Top 40 high school
athletes in the United States.

2014

Chase Perez-BlancoGulliver Prep School, Miami, Florida

Chase Perez-Blanco, who will be college tennis at the University of Florida, closed-out a great high school career finishing second overall in Florida’s highly competitive boys’ tennis individual championships. Perez-Blanco won the overall individual title as a junior. During his varsity career he led Gulliver Prep to three state team titles. Perez-Blanco was named a National High School Tennis All-American in 2013 and 2014. He is the second Gulliver Prep boys’ tennis player to be honored by the NHSCA. Raleigh Smith was honored in 2010.

2015

Martin JoyceHinsdale Central High School, Hinsdale, Illinois

The 2015 high school tennis season saw Martin Joyce capture his second individual Illinois state tennis championship.Joyce, who will attend Ohio St., also has a state runner-up and fourth place finish on his scholastic resume.He also helped his school win its fourth straight team title.